Best Places10953, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 10953, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
10953 ranks 8,547th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 10953
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
10953's strengths and weaknesses
Where 10953 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 10953 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute50.6 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 10953
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 10953 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $108,889, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 10953's effective rate of 2.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 10953
10953 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 10953.
Who works in 10953, and how
Work in 10953 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 10953
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 10953.
What the weather is like in 10953, month by month
10953 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 60° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 10953
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around 10953
Schools across 10953 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Willow Avenue Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cornwall Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Cornwall Central High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 10953 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
10953 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 10953 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 10953
Is 10953 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 10953 ranks 8,547th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, tree cover, and big-city access, and lowest on property taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 10953 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,600. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $108,889 median income, cost of living beats 70% of zip codes.
Is 10953 safe?
Yes, 10953 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare 10953 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 10953. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 10953 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
10953 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 10953: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 10953: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 10953: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 10953: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
10953 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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